Tanner Thomas

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Arcola, Ill.
High School:
Arcola
Prev School:
Arcola HS

High School: Played four years of baseball at Arcola High School … Named the News-Gazette All-Area Player of the Year, Herald & Review All-Area Player of the Year, and IHSBCA All-State as a senior after hitting .580 with 15 doubles, nine home runs, 39 RBI and 41 runs scored, while posting a 0.23 ERA with one earned run allowed and 67 strikeouts in 31 innings … Helped Arcola to a perfect 21-0 regular season as a senior … Also competed three years in track and basketball, and two in football … Ranked the No. 24 overall player and No. 7 right-handed pitcher in Illinois by Perfect Game.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Sarah Thomas … Has two siblings – Makenzie and Tenley … Father, Jeff, played baseball at Baylor before serving as an assistant coach at Illinois and Butler, coaching with Louisville assistant Eric Snider at Illinois in 2010 … Mother, Sarah, played softball at Parkland College … Chose Louisville over Indiana and Illinois … Enjoys golfing and collecting sports cards … Favorite sports teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys … Favorite athlete is Jordan Walker … The Green Mile is his favorite movie … Favorite food is biscuit gravy casserole.